The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-25
Due West Dots.

- oiA ! 10 outlVillk u luAlo TX
house just below Ellis Bros. 81,
Mr.. Joe Nance realized $500 last year,
made from two-horse farm.
Bird hunting is popular. Mr.. r. G..
Ellis is the crack shot Of the town.
Auditor Jones is here assessing prop
erty. He is a capable and cautious
officer.
The messels are very prevalent in the
Level Land section. nearly every family
is down with Thorn.
"Troupe" makes good point on friend
Speed. O. The Australians had better
have him come over.
We met, for the first time since his
marriage, our friend Mr.. Billy Pratt. lie
looks serene and happy.
Mr.. Nick Kay had q horse that came
near being killed by rearing up and fall
ing backward in the wagon.
Rev. F. G. Pressly spent a few days
in town last week, OF his way to tlll
Presbyterial appointments.
Mr.. r. B. Brownlee has sold to Presi-
dent Kennedy the tract Of land on which
the baseball grounds are situated.
The description Of the wedding at
Monterey was elegantly and strikingly
portrayed in the last MESSENGER.
The Signal Service pole cost the eoun-:
Gil $13. Az Benjamin Franklin would
say, Pretty dear for the whistle"
l.. Mr., Samuel Agnew sells his custom
ers fresh oysters and shad every We'd
nesday evening. He gets them by OK
press.
Miss Mary E. Darlington is home
again, after spending n most pleasant
time in Washington during the holli-
days.
On next Friday night the semi-annual
celebration Of the Philomathean Society
occurs. Quite an attractive programme
is laid out.
Rev. w. I. Pearson lost o fine heifer
Jersey calf by the cold last Monday
morning. 1t froze to death; WAS only
TWO days old.
We find Mr.. Jimmie Miller, at the
Post Office most polite and
dating. Jimmie will make a most ex-
~cellent clerk.
From numerous inquiries from farm
ers we learn that the oAt crop is not ma
terially injured, except on clay soil. The
wheat crop is not hurt.
On last week, Mr. William Barmore,
member Of the present Legislature, was
stricken with paralysis on one side He
is regarded quite critical.
Our excellent Young friend Mr.. A. S.
Kennedy has been laid up for several
days with a large rising on one limb.
We are glad to see him out again. -.
Some Of the young ladies and gentle
men Of town We're given q social party at
! Mr.. PORES. in honor Of their guests
from Texas, OF last Thursday night.
Prof. Hood and Mrs. DR.. Williams ar
rived from Florida last Fridny. Mrs.
| Williams is to make this her home, Mt
least for the present. They"stood the
trip, under the circumstances, very we'll.
We mad occasion to visit Level Land
last woek. Dunn's mill is doing 3 good
business. The young men connected
with it arc reliable, pushing gentlemen
and deserve to succeed. This is u fine
stand for q mill.
Prcsident-e!ect J. Is. Cochran presided
at the dedication Of the Y. NJ. C.. 4. hall,
and made u mont inaugural address. The
set addresses Of the evening we're hand
somely made Ivy DR.. Grier and Prof. j.
l.. Mccain. The music was excellent. ,
The Council has just completed a new
list OF road hands. See that YOU have
paid your commutation. Only ministers
serving charges; teachers and students
are exempt by the new law. The place
for impounding cattle is in the Intend
ants lot.
Mr.. j. X. Henry, who is a prominent
and rising young lawyer Of Chester, paid
Due West o flying visit. He came. I'D
from the II. II. meeting at Greenwood.
He attended the meeting Of the Philo-
nathan Society Friday night and gave
his alma mater a rousing speech.
Mr.. Wharton and his sitter, Mrs.
Wharton, Of Texas, are visiting Mrs.
Poore's family. Mrs. Wharton is . Sis
ter Of Mrs. Poore. They own an extern
sive stock farm in Texas. Mr.. Wharton,
who seems quite a nice gentleman, raw
els from Massachusetts, to Florida, sell
ing horses.
The Y. NJ. c. A. dedication held in
their beautifully furnished hall was quite
an interesting occasion last Saturday
night. a large audience was present.
The addresses were exceedingly appro-
pirate. We hope the young men will
enter upon a larger sphec re Of usefulness
and success now.
A case of restitution was reported to
the Town Council last week. A colored
woman named Laura Archer, with a
large family Of children, mostly small,
has been sick with the dropsy Tor some
months. Her white %neighbors have been
keeping her up. The burden has be-
come too much, and the Council has ap-
nointad a c~ommiftae IN nxa1ninn Ahn GAIA